

PoliticsJOE Podcast
PoliticsJOE
This is PoliticsJOE's podcast - the only explicitly anti-nonce podcast in the UK.Reporting on British politics with a sense of humour, the podcast is a recorded version of the conversations we have after work.So pull up a stool, pour yourself a cold one, and laugh through the misery alongside us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 4, 2024 • 55min
Another round: Can Keir Starmer reclaim English nationalism?
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. What does it mean to be English? On St George’s Day, I was joined by author and journalist Tom Baldwin and academic Marc Stears who argue that Englishness is a collection of stories we tell ourselves, discuss how they’ve been appropriated for political ends, and if Keir Starmer can be the one to reclaim them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 1, 2024 • 1h 10min
PMQs analysis (feat. Sadiq Khan)
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Ed is still MIA, so Oli and Ava are joined by London Mayor Sadiq Khan ahead of tomorrow's elections.Get your tickets to HowTheLightGetsIn here: https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/hay?utm_source=PolJOE&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=HTLGI%2BH24&utm_id=MPPresenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 30, 2024 • 38min
Should we have the right to die?
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.It all gets a bit philosophical as Oli and Ava discuss yesterday's Westminster Hall debate on assisted suicide.Then, they chat the timing of MP Dan Poulter's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Labour.Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 29, 2024 • 1h 5min
Humza Yousaf resigns
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast.Humza Yousaf announced his resignation as Scotland's First Minister. So, while Ed's away, producer Laura fills in the token Scot chair to analyse the decision with Oli and Ava.And, Oli and Ava discuss the latest Brexit Benefit: import fees on our food.Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ava Santina, and Laura BeveridgeProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 27, 2024 • 1h 25min
Another round: Norman Finkelstein on Israel-Palestine
Today, ‘Israel is a lunatic state’. That is, according to the controversial academic and scholar of the Israeli-Palestine conflict, Norman Finkelstein. In the week following Iran launching rockets into Israel, Oli spoke to Finkelstein about the conditions that pushed Gazans to breaking point, Israeli politics, and if peace can ever be achieved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 24, 2024 • 1h 1min
PMQs analysis
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE Podcast. Oli, Ava, and Ed analyse today's punch PMQs as Oliver Dowden and Angela Rayner filled in for the Party leaders at the dispatch box. Presenters: Oli Dugmore, Ed Campbell, and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey, Shawnee Linstead, and Finley Talbot-Jones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 23, 2024 • 38min
Rwanda plan becomes law
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast.Two years after its proposition, the Rwanda plan became law last night.In this bonus episode, Oli and Ava analyse last night's showdown in Parliament.Presenters: Oli Dugmore and Ava SantinaProducer: Laura BeveridgeSting design: Chris WhiteProduction: Seán Hickey and Shawnee Linstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 22, 2024 • 51min
Mark Menzies MP in bio
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Oli has returned and he's brought with him two weeks' worth of chatting shit...or should that be piss?The trio also chat Rishi Sunak's attempt to force the Rwanda Plan through parliament and the latest on the bizarre scandal enthralling Tory MP Mark Menzies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 20, 2024 • 1h 5min
Another round: How to save nightlife
Britain’s nightclubs are vanishing. In Manchester, Parklife and Warehouse Project founder Sacha Lord was appointed by Andy Burnham to advise on how to save the night time economy. In this interview, Ava spoke to him about why nighttime venues are closing, his new book Tales from the Dancefloor, and what other cities can learn from Manchester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 19, 2024 • 32min
The crisis of local journalism (with Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar)
Welcome to the PoliticsJOE podcast. Following the taster in Wednesday's podcast, here's Ed's full conversation with comedians Nish Kumar and Josh Widdicombe about the state of local journalism, the stranglehold of the right-wind press, and Benidorm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.